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“Ken. Please listen to me.” [Name] crouched in front of her lover. Kaneki just sat there on the bed they hadn’t shared in weeks, staring into blank space.
She brushed back her fiery hair. “Ken.”
He gasped at the sight of an angry red scar on her wrist, from the bonds that had trapped her.
Just another reminder of someone who’d suffered because he hadn’t been stronger.
“Ken,” she repeated. “I love you. I’m okay. You should worry about you. Not me. Not Touka or anyone Anteiku. You’re the one we’re worried about.”
Her voice broke slightly. “I love you, Ken.”
“Mom loved me too,” he muttered.
“And now she’s dead. I might die too. I see why that bothers you.” She blinked back tears. “But you’re not the one who gets to decide our fate. Who we sacrifice for. We do. And we want to sacrifice for you. I would have rather suffered all those days with you than leave you alone. I’m glad I was there.”
“[Name], no.” Kaneki drew her close to him.
“It’s true.” She leaned her head on his chest, listening to his steady heart. “You know, even if I died, I’d find a way not to leave you.”
“I want you to be safe.”
“I want you to be safe. But the truth is no one is. All we can do is embrace each other and keep trying to make the world safer, for everyone. Right?” [Name] smiled through her tears.
Kaneki nodded slowly.
“It wasn’t your fault, Ken. It never was. Nothing that has ever happened to you has been your fault.”
He choked back a sob, but let her cuddle him.
Before Kaneki knew what he was doing, his lips found hers, and her hands snuck under his shirt.
He pulled [Name] onto the bed. He wants her to drown in her love.
[Name] would say that’s not good. But it’s better than he was, because at least he recognizes her love.
Mercy and Magic 